Rather than distancing himself from the controversy by invoking the statutory autonomy of the EFCC, President Tinubu accepts political responsibility for the actions of a federal institution. Every prosecution, arrest, and investigation involving a politically exposed person inevitably carries the imprimatur of presidential authority in the court of public opinion. The order freezing the Osun State Government’s accounts was not an executive directive issued by the EFCC acting alone. There will be those who commend the President for preventing an action capable of contaminating the atmosphere surrounding the Osun governorship election. AdvertisementWhat cannot be disputed is that President Tinubu has executed a conspicuous U-turn.